Daniel Briere
Daniel Briere
Daniel Jean-Claude "Danny" Brièreis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes, and also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League. Internationally, Brière won four gold medals in as many appearances with Team Canada at the 1994 World U18 Championships, 1997 World Junior Championships, and the 2003 and 2004 World Championships...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth6 October 1977
CityGatineau, Canada
It doesn't really bother us. They gotta give good reasons to their fans why they've been losing to us this year.
I think maybe we looked too much for the tie. But give them credit, they bounced back. From being up two goals, then losing that lead and still finding a way to win.
Having such a long losing streak, it made us take a look at everything and make sure we made the adjustments. Hopefully, we realize that. I really meant it when I said, 'This is going to make us a better team.
You lose a couple games and you think it's bad luck and it'll come back, but with such a long losing streak, it made us take a look at everything again and make sure we make the adjustments before the playoffs. I really meant it when I said this will make us a better team.
We definitely feel like we let Brian and Scott down. We weren't sharp. The puck was bouncing. We were losing control. We weren't executing like we usually do.
I have no problem looking at the standings when we walk in the door. But before making comments like that you should look at yourself in the mirror and look where you're standing and why you're losing all those games.
We don't think it's going to be easy, and we don't think that we are too good. We are a team that relies on our work ethic to win games, and that's what we have to continue to do.
It was tough. When something like that happens, you realize that hockey's a game, life is life, and that there are more important things in life than hockey.
Probably after the Olympics I should be close to returning.
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(Vanek) knows where to be. He knows how to score. He's a game-breaker. It's fun for me, having a chance to play with a guy like that.
To be honest with you, I just think it was time for Miro to move on. Miro's a great hockey player, but I don't think he had any chemistry with the players that we have here.
There's no doubt in my mind that we're going to get it turned around. We see the light at the end of the tunnel. ... There's no doubt in my mind that it's going to make us a better team and a stronger team.
It fired up our will when we heard things like the more the series went on, the tougher it would go for us. Those were just motivation points for us.